Sneyd Mermaid Statue Part Two: The Torso

03Jul

At this point, I felt the most important aspect of the sculpture was to capture Doug’s approach to Chlorine’s torso. I worked in the body and more or less finished out the surface to give Doug a good idea of the direction I was going. I studied Doug’s work and did my best to sculpt breasts that he would feel captured that “Sneyd” aesthetic.

I wasn’t too worried about her tail yet, although I did want it to show a nice shape and realistic weight to her lower body–as if she really were sitting on a rock. At the same time, I was going to work on finishing the tail soon, so I was hoping for some feedback and I needed to have enough there so that Doug could comment…and he did. While he liked the body and commented very favorably on that, he explained that the tail was too thick at the hips and too short to work well with the look of Chlorine’s upper body and for the overall composition.

From Shelley: Thanks Dexter & Jamie! Jamie, you’re correct and I meant to post the next blog update a few days ago which show Clay’s further modifications to the piece, including the tail. That post is up now if you want to check it out. These early stage photos show how the piece develops, and often times the piece evolves significantly from the first sculpt to the final release statue.